AN: Some OOC but Hey... this is an AU.
AN: Willow and Giles took Dawn to England, not Cleveland after Sunnydale was destroyed.
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~*~ TEENAGE WOES ~*~
Dawn sulked. There was no other way to describe it. Dawn Summers sulked.
She was stuck in a dusty townhouse filled with relics and books while Giles and Willow were doing Watchery stuff. They refused to take her along saying they were meeting people who more than dabbled in Dark Magic.
Dawn didn't buy that. She'd gone to Willies with Spike. Well, Giles and Willow didn't know that and Spike refused to let her order anything alcoholic but that wasn't the point. She wasn't a baby anymore. She was tired of being treated as the fragile one, the weak link, the one that has to be sheltered all the time. She wanted to get out of this place. She'd been in London for a week now and she hadn't seen anything remotely interesting. The visit to the British Museum didn't count because they were on 'Slayer' business.
Willow sighed as she watched her charge curl up in front of the TV. Giles had given in and allowed Dawn to watch the 'idiot box' as he put it. Dawn was a teenager who had lost her mother, sister and Spike one after another. She was hurting and needed to heal. Willow knew about healing. She knew Dawn needed to vent before the bitterness within hardened her spirit.
The red-head lifted her eyes from the tome she pretended to be studying.
"Dawn, do you want to go to a costume party?"
Dawn jumped when she heard Willow's words.
"Are you crazy? Remember what happened last time I played dress-up? I got turned into a fairy thanks to that bastard." The bastard in question was an old friend of Giles, Ethan Raynes. Dawn fumed. If she ran into him he was going to find out what Xander and Spike had taught her.
"Not a rented costume. We could make one. Like a project." Willow smiled in understanding. "You can do some historical research, make some sketches, look around… I'm sure Giles won't mind us spending some time making a costume for you." A sly smile curved the older girls lips. "I'm sure there are plenty of dance clubs having Halloween masquerades in London. Giles doesn't have to know what can't hurt him."
A wide smile spread across the teens face. Dawn bounded up and hugged Willow fiercely.
"Thank you thank you thank you. I was going out of my mind with just demon research."
"So, any ideas?"
Dawn thought for a moment. "No. But when has that ever stopped me?"
Both girls burst out laughing.
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TBC...
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AN: Willow and Giles took Dawn to England, not Cleveland after Sunnydale was destroyed.
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~*~ TEENAGE WOES ~*~
Dawn sulked. There was no other way to describe it. Dawn Summers sulked.
She was stuck in a dusty townhouse filled with relics and books while Giles and Willow were doing Watchery stuff. They refused to take her along saying they were meeting people who more than dabbled in Dark Magic.
Dawn didn't buy that. She'd gone to Willies with Spike. Well, Giles and Willow didn't know that and Spike refused to let her order anything alcoholic but that wasn't the point. She wasn't a baby anymore. She was tired of being treated as the fragile one, the weak link, the one that has to be sheltered all the time. She wanted to get out of this place. She'd been in London for a week now and she hadn't seen anything remotely interesting. The visit to the British Museum didn't count because they were on 'Slayer' business.
Willow sighed as she watched her charge curl up in front of the TV. Giles had given in and allowed Dawn to watch the 'idiot box' as he put it. Dawn was a teenager who had lost her mother, sister and Spike one after another. She was hurting and needed to heal. Willow knew about healing. She knew Dawn needed to vent before the bitterness within hardened her spirit.
The red-head lifted her eyes from the tome she pretended to be studying.
"Dawn, do you want to go to a costume party?"
Dawn jumped when she heard Willow's words.
"Are you crazy? Remember what happened last time I played dress-up? I got turned into a fairy thanks to that bastard." The bastard in question was an old friend of Giles, Ethan Raynes. Dawn fumed. If she ran into him he was going to find out what Xander and Spike had taught her.
"Not a rented costume. We could make one. Like a project." Willow smiled in understanding. "You can do some historical research, make some sketches, look around… I'm sure Giles won't mind us spending some time making a costume for you." A sly smile curved the older girls lips. "I'm sure there are plenty of dance clubs having Halloween masquerades in London. Giles doesn't have to know what can't hurt him."
A wide smile spread across the teens face. Dawn bounded up and hugged Willow fiercely.
"Thank you thank you thank you. I was going out of my mind with just demon research."
"So, any ideas?"
Dawn thought for a moment. "No. But when has that ever stopped me?"
Both girls burst out laughing.
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TBC...
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Please read and review. (sarhea1980@yahoo.ca)
Raves and constructive criticism please.
Flames will be ignored.
Cheers!
Sarhea